County police said they got a call for a robbery in progress at the Toys R Us/Babies R Us at the Towson Place shopping center and have taken a 45-year-old man in connection with the incident.

County police said they got a call for a robbery in progress at the Toys R Us/Babies R Us at the Towson Place shopping center and have taken a 45-year-old man in connection with the incident.

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Updated: 5:26 PM EST Jan 22, 2015

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WEBVTT THANK YOU. HE WAS HOLED UP IN A TOWSON TOYS "R" US FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS YESTERDAY. TONIGHT, POLICE ARE NAMING THE SUSPECT AND TELLING US WHERE THEY FINALLY FOUND HIM. KATE TOMORROW IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH AN UPDATE. POLICE SAY THEY SUSPECT IS 45-YEAR-OLD UP HOUSTON AND FOUND HIM HIDING IN A BOX. THEY ASKED WHERE IT WAS IN THE STORE. THIS ALL HAPPENED OVER SEVERAL HOURS INSIDE A STORE OVER 6000 SQUARE FEET. POLICE COULD NOT ANSWER OR RELEASE MR. CRUMP'S BECAUSE IT COULD COMPROMISE THE INVESTIGATION. HERE'S WHAT AUTHORITIES HAVE TOLD US. FROM 1:30 P.M. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, AND HE WALKED INTO TOYS "R" US AND SHOWED A HANDGUN TAKING CASH FROM EACH REGISTER. SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE STORE CALLED 911. THE ROBBER TOOK OFF. OFFICERS GOT ON THE SCENE WITHIN TWO MINUTES AND THE GUY RAN INTO THEM. HE RAN BACK INSIDE THE STORE. SHOPPERS AND WORKERS ESCAPE. SOMEWHERE TRAP. CHIEF JOHNSON SAYS THAT THEY WHICH TIM ENDLESSLY HELPFUL BY COMMUNICATING WITH POLICE ON WHAT MR. KRONKE WAS DOING. THE SUSPECT THEN BEGAN TO RUN ABOUT THE STORE AND , AT NO TIME, DID HE ACTUALLY TAKE A HOSTAGE. HE WAS TRYING TO HIDE INSIDE THAT LOCATION, TRYING TO SELECT WHERE HE WOULD, IN FACT, ATTEMPT TO CONCEAL HIMSELF. THE CHIEF SAID HE SETTLED ON A BOX. THE CHIEF SAID TACTICAL UNITS MOVED IN AROUND 3:00 AND NABBED MR. KRONKE THAT TEAM NAMES LATER FROM THE HIDING SPOT. HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ARMED ROBBERY AND HAS BEEN HELD WITHOUT BAIL.

Man, 45, in custody in armed robbery at Towson toy store

County police said they got a call for a robbery in progress at the Toys R Us/Babies R Us at the Towson Place shopping center and have taken a 45-year-old man in connection with the incident.